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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1985

Raj Bhavan

Assembly constituency 3 (GEN) · Puducherry

State boardPuducherry 1985

[01]Result · 1985

#3 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants5
Electors6,764
Votes polled4,461
Turnout66.0%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerL. Joseph MariadossIndian National Congress2,41954.8% of votes
MARGIN841 votes · 18.9 pp2,419 − 1,578
Runner-upLouis Pragasam Cannaya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,57835.7% of votes
INC 60.5% of top-two votesDMK 39.5%

All candidates 5

  1. 01 L. Joseph MariadossINC2,419 54.8%
  2. 02 Louis Pragasam CannayaDMK1,578 35.7%
  3. 03 V. UthamanJNP230 5.2%
  4. 04 L. VengataramanICS161 3.7%
  5. 05 V. GovindasamyBJP29 0.7%

Turnout 66.0%

025507510066.0%TURNOUT◦ state median 79.8%
Male 3,59053.1% Female 3,17446.9%

Share of 6,764 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males884
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 30 seats, 198579.8%
  • ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 4,417Residual 44

Seat history 2026–1964

  1. 2026
    12.8 pp
    P. KarthikeyanIndian National Congress
  2. 2021
    6.6 pp
    Ak Sai J Saravanan KumarBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2016
    9.0 pp
    E. TheeppainthanIndian National Congress
  4. 2011
    22.8 pp
    P. KarthikeyanAll India N.R. Congress
  5. 2006
    38.1 pp
    S.P. SivakumarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    26.4 pp
    Sivakumar .S.P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    32.6 pp
    S.P. SivakumarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    1.0 pp
    A. GandhirajIndian National Congress
  9. 1990
    2.8 pp
    S. P. SivakumarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1985
    18.9 pp
    L. Joseph MariadossIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    18.6 pp
    L. Joseph MariadassDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    0.3 pp
    Ramajayam D.Janata Party
  13. 1974
    30.2 pp
    Dhana KantharajIndian National Congress
  14. 1969
    29.1 pp
    P. Ansari DorasamyIndian National Congress
  15. 1964
    13.7 pp
    Kankeyan A.S.CONG

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 89.6% of votes; the other 3 candidates 9.4% between them.

    (2,419 + 1,578) ÷ 4,461 = 89.6% · 420 ÷ 4,461 = 9.4%

  2. Turnout of 66.0% was 13.8 pp below the state's median seat (79.8%).

    66.0 − 79.8 = −13.8

  3. The margin widened from 18.6 pp in 1980 to 18.9 pp.

    18.9 − 18.6 = +0.3 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: DMK in 1980, INC in 1985.

    1980 DMK · 1985 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines4,417
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled4,461
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 44

Candidate votes miss the published total by 44, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1985 · Puducherry · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates5 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 30 seats on the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1985 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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